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Penny Harvest NYC / Metro NY
Penny Harvesters Rock the Vote on Election DayNovember 7, 2008Election Day this year proved the perfect opportunity for many Penny Harvesters to engage their community members in donating their pennies in support of youth grant making and service. As voters showed up in record numbers to cast their ballots, Penny Harvesters joined them there to encourage voters to donate pennies for student directed charity. 18th Annual Penny Harvest Kicks-off!October 27, 2008October 27, 2008 - Starting today, over 1,000 schools nationwide - and nearly 500,000 students - will be scouring their homes and neighborhoods for idle pennies. From now until Thanksgiving, students will go door-to-door with their parents asking neighbors to help them better their communities by donating spare change. During the next four weeks, millions of pennies will be collected by Penny Harvesters, and thousands of Penny Harvesters will connect with their communities. Common Cents Prepares Teachers for the Penny HarvestOctober 24, 2008In October, new and veteran Penny Harvest Coaches gathered for several Professional Development Training Sessions. Common Cents runs these sessions to train and prepare nearly 1,000 Coaches for the year ahead, and also to get valuable feedback and fresh opinions from the Coaches themselves. Common Cents and Cole Haan Celebrate the heroes behind the Penny HarvestOctober 23, 2008You always hear us talk about the 500,000 students who participate in the Penny Harvest, but the unsung heroes of the program are the nearly 2,000 teachers and principals who bring the program to life in schools for these young children. On October 16th, Common Cents paid tribute to our Penny Harvest Coaches with a kick-off party. The party also served as a chance to celebrate the partnership between Common Cents and Cole Haan, our new corporate sponsor, and to honor members of the “decade club,” Who’s missing from Service Nation? A commentary from Teddy Gross, executive director of Common CentsSeptember 11, 2008Tonight ServiceNation (a coalition of 110 organizations that has a collective reach of some 100 million Americans and is dedicated to strengthening our democracy and solving problems through civic engagement and service), kicks off a two day summit on service in New York City. Service-learning leaders from around the country will gather to consider a comprehensive approach to building a service movement. A publication, entitled Service Nation captures the organizers’ agenda and comprehensive approach to building a service movement in this country. As part of the ongoing planning process for this summit, Teddy Gross, executive director of Common Cents, has written a brief comment on one significant omission in the current plans: the service of children. Volunteers Package Program MaterialsSeptember 3, 2008Over the weekend of August 22-24, nearly 200 Common Cents volunteers gathered at The School at Columbia to assemble 4,355 boxes of Penny Harvest program materials in preparation for the new school year. The kits included Penny Harvest curriculum, penny bags and the other materials needed by 500,000 students across the country for a successful Penny Harvest year. Penny Harvest Students “Reach Out” to Save Local Food PantryAugust 21, 2008Six months ago, Thomas Neve was faced with a tough decision. Demand for Reaching Out Community Services, the food pantry he runs in Brooklyn, was at an all time high and their current location was getting cramped. He would either have to start turning people away or invest in a larger space. For an organization solely dependent on donations, this wasn’t an easy choice. But turning away clients wasn’t an option, so Thomas moved the Reaching Out facility and hoped for the best. Students from 12 Penny Harvest schools came to the rescue by donating enough money to keep Reaching Out open. Staten Island students unite to celebrate AccomplishmentsMay 29, 2008“I learned that if you care enough about something, you can make a difference,” explains Justin, a Penny Harvest student leader from PS48 when asked what he learned most from his participation on a Philanthropy Roundtable. On May 6th, Justin joined 250 of his peers from schools across Staten Island at a borough-wide event celebrating the difference each of them have made in their community this year. Going Green with Common CentsApril 30, 2008The Student Community Action Fund (SCAF) Council is a high school service group run by Common Cents that aims to help the world through youth service and global awareness. Each year the SCAF Council chooses a global issue of focus, and this year they decided to address global warming. What is a Penny Harvest field trip?April 15, 2008One Friday morning in early April, twelve fourth and fifth graders left their building to go on a “field trip”. They didn’t visit a museum, see the animals in a zoo, nor learn about the fish in an aquarium; instead they went to visit a day care center around the corner from their school. These students were representatives from the “Donation Foundation”, the Philanthropy Roundtable at PS 398 in Brooklyn. Brooklyn’s PS 230 visits “Penny Harvest Headquarters”March 26, 2008At Common Cents, we are versed in talking with students about how they can positively impact their community. We also know how to advise adults on how they can talk to children about issues that matter to them. So, when seven young philanthropists visited our office on Friday, March 9th we not only had a great time, but experienced first hand how intricate this experience can be. Volunteers help make leader pins for Penny HarvestersMarch 17, 2008On Sunday March 9th, about 200 hundred volunteers gathered at The School at Columbia University to participate in the second annual Leader Pin Event. The goal to make 30,000 leader pins was not only accomplished but surpassed with volunteers making 31,140 pins in less than 4 hours! Penny Harvest Coach Writes about Community Service for “Manner of the Month” WebsiteFebruary 27, 2008Deanna Chappell Belcher, Service Learning Coordinator and Penny Harvest Coach at The School at Columbia University, recently wrote an article on how families can support their children getting involved in community service. NYC firefighters thank Penny Harvest students from PS27 in BrooklynFebruary 15, 2008Last year, students from PS 27 in Brooklyn chose the New York Says Thank You Foundation as one of their grantees. Recently, the foundation’s founder and executive director Jeff Parness reported back to the students that their gift helped rebuild the home of a family from Groesback, TX after it was destroyed by a 2006 F3 tornado. Judith Shapiro joins Common Cents as Board ChairJanuary 28, 2008Common Cents is pleased to announce that Judith Shapiro, President of Barnard College, has accepted the position of chair of the Board of Trustees of Common Cents, effective immediately. Common Cents wins NY1's New Yorker of the Year AwardDecember 31, 2007This year, New York 1 News chose Common Cents as the winner of the New Yorker of the Year award. Common Cents was selected for the honor because of its longstanding commitment to New York City youth, and the work done through the Penny Harvest to teach elementary and middle school students the value of giving back and good citizenship. Volunteers assemble over 3000 Penny Harvest KitsAugust 30, 2007Ever wonder how Common Cents gets program materials into the hands of over 500,000 children across the country? The answer is with lots of help from our friends! On August 18th and 19th, nearly 200 volunteers, along with Common Cents staff and alumni, participated in the Second Annual Kit Assembly Event. Congratulations Penny Harvest Schools of Excellence!July 11, 2007After an extensive application and review process, the NYC Penny Harvest Board of Directors selected twenty-seven schools because of their abilities to implement the Penny Harvest at the highest educational standard for the benefit of students, the school, and the community. See which schools were honored. Bowl-a-thon a huge success!June 22, 2007Nearly one hundred Penny Harvest supporters, including program alumni, teachers, friends and family, came together at Leisure Time Bowl on Tuesday, June 12th to raise $23,000 for the New York City Penny Harvest. Penny Harvest Students Lobby City CouncilMay 31, 2007Forty Penny Harvest students from New York City public schools took to the steps of City Hall to lobby support from city council members for Common Cents’ annual Penny Harvest. The students shared their opinions on the importance of the Penny Harvest with council members and the media. Common Cents volunteers make 20,000 Penny Harvest Leader Pins!April 26, 2007On Saturday, April 21, 2007, over 80 volunteers from local schools, businesses and community-based organizations made nearly 20,000 Penny Harvest Leader Pins in preparation for the 07/08 Penny Harvest. Neighborhood Group Recognizes 14 Penny Harvest SchoolsFebruary 26, 2007The Neighborhood Improvement Association (NIA) honored 14 Penny Harvest schools on February 15 with a party celebrating the nearly $6,000 donated by students in support of NIA’s programs. Congratulations Neighbor Bonus Winners!February 12, 2007Participants from New York City, Seattle and The Capital Region of NY flooded the Common Cents office with Neighbor Bonus contest entries. Ten randomly selected winners received a Barnes & Noble gift card. Parks Commissioner Honors Penny Harvest StudentsFebruary 9, 2007Students from Murry Bergtraum High School were honored January 31st by the Parks Department Commissioner Adrian Benepe at the Partnerships for Parks Award Luncheon for their efforts in improving James Madison Plaza in lower Manhattan. NYC Children Raise $718,321.54 and Prepare To Donate Funds to Non-ProfitsJanuary 26, 2007Primary school students will give away every penny in the form of nearly 1,400 grants to non-profits this spring and launch close to 300 service projects. |
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